There's no promise of returning, even a leisurely visit to my hometown

Rendon disappeared after a game against the Cincinnati Reds on April 21 (Korea Standard Time). He was put on the 10-day injured list due to left hamstring strain, but was moved to the 60-day injured list on April 10 due to prolonged injury.

His hamstring is ruptured, and the timing of his return is still unclear. According to local media including "MLB.com " on the 21st, Rendon started walking on the slope on the treadmill, but he is not yet able to do baseball activities.

No specific timetable has been given for his return yet. "My condition is getting better, I'm slowly recovering. I'm doing my rehab, but unfortunately it's nothing more. I'm trying not to let my hamstring rip again," Rendon said. "I'll be back as soon as possible."

Injuries are always unfortunate and uncontrollable, but many people do not look at them carefully because they are Rendon, not other players. Rendon signed a seven-year, $245 million FA contract with the Angels in December 2019. It was recognized as a special third baseman who led the Washington Nationals to their first World Series championship in 2019, but his career completely collapsed in the Angels.

In the first four years between 2020 and 2023, he played just 200 of his team's 546 games. He missed more games with 246 games. Rendon, who played only the shortened COVID-19 season in 2020, played only 58 games, 47 games and 43 games, respectively, for the past three years as he injured his groin, knee, hamstring, hip joint, 2022 wrist surgery, and shin in 2021. Until this year, he has been on the injured list 10 times over the past four years, falling into a "glass body."

Injuries are a problem, but the work style is even more serious. Earlier this year, he said, "Baseball has never been my priority. Baseball is a profession, and I do it for a living. I could leave baseball because my family is my priority," adding, "I need to shorten the season." He was criticized for arguing that 162 games in 185 days are played, but the number of games is too high. We need to reduce it quickly."

"I played with Rendon and he hates baseball. If I were the general manager of the Angels, I would have wanted to get rid of Rendon as soon as possible," said Jonathan Papelbon, a former Major Leaguer who was a Washington teammate of six-time All-Star. "If I leave it as it is, there is a high possibility that I will become a cancer lump in the clubhouse."

In addition to frequent injuries, his productive performance is extremely low when he plays in games. During the Washington D.C., he had a batting average of 290 (994 hits in 3,424 times at bat) with 136 homers and OPS.859 in 916 games for the past seven years, but when he joined the Angels, his performance plummeted with a batting average of 255 (1999 hits in 795 times at bat) with 22 homers and OPS.746 in 219 games. This year, he has posted his worst performance ever with a batting average of 267 percent (20 hits in 75 times at bat), no homers, and three RBIs with an OPS of .632.

Rendon seems to be taking his time. After moving to the injured list, Rendon, who was with the team only at home, joined the Houston away game that began on Wednesday. He was a native of Houston and started playing in the away game even during rehabilitation to see his family back home. "Just having Rendon and Mike Trout in the dugout helps young players," Angels manager Ron Washington said. However, Rendon is still struggling at a time when his team is ranking fifth in the American League West with 19 wins and 30 losses (winning rate of .388) 먹튀검증